How do I study books with annotated games if they don't have my openings! ?

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ESP-918

It's not just one book , but several classical books with games annotated.

For example books like :

Zurich 1953 Chess Tournament book

alexander alekhine international tournament in new york 1924-1927 book

three hundred chess games tarrasch book

Akiba rubinstein book

Karpov books

Take even Kasparov's book my great predecessors 

HOW do I study them if I play SCANDINAVIAN DEFENCE for black against E4 and Sokolsky opening for white !? I mean sure I still can benefit from those games looking at different openings and learning structures but that's a lot of information trying to learn every single opening and just waist of time really I won't remember them all I need to concentrate on my openings more ! 

For example I play SLAV or semi slav defence agaisnt d4 so ALL THOSE books are very helpful for me because I can see hundreds or even more games just on slav or semi slav and learn even better ideas structures etc...  So what about the rest if I won't play them all !?

My second question would be why none of the books have opening like scandinavian defence or birds opening or sokolsky etc.... ?

Nicator65

Those books were meant to increase the reader's understanding of why different positions are better or equal, thus not just an evaluation but the problem-solving methodology. In other words, the positional understanding as well as the technique involved in the solutions.

You don't find "modern" openings there because, at that time, those systems were regarded as "suspicious" or "inferiors" because of different reasons. Thing is, most of what we do in chess is related to what we "believe" will work in the long term because we cannot calculate all the consequences. Some people don't go to school and become millionaires, and some have several degrees and can barely pay rent... however, in our societies this is often the way around, the reason why most of us go to school. And that is the equivalent of chess positional understanding.

blueemu

People who choose to specialize in openings like the Scandinavian or the Sokolsky often do so in order to AVOID main-line book theory. So it's a bit disingenuous to then complain that the openings are not well covered in theory books.

ESP-918
blueemu wrote:

People who choose to specialize in openings like the Scandinavian or the Sokolsky often do so in order to AVOID main-line book theory. So it's a bit disingenuous to then complain that the openings are not well covered in theory books.

Scandinavian defence has plenty of theory and it's oldest opening for black 

Maybe Sokolsky is a bit of beat ,even tho Bobby Fischer played it few times 

But what about birds opening for white? 

 

Pulpofeira

Scandinavian defense has plenty of theory, but there aren't books about it?

ESP-918
Pulpofeira wrote:

Scandinavian defense has plenty of theory, but there aren't books about it?

https://www.google.com/search?q=scandinavian+defence+books&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwig8cDInqTpAhWDN5oKHcf1AYAQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=scandinavian+defence+books&gs_lcp=ChJtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1pbWcQAzoHCCMQsAIQJzoECB4QCjoECCEQClCd3QdYkIgIYMyKCGgAcAB4AIAB4wGIAdoakgEGMC4yMS4zmAEAoAEB&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img&ei=qky1XqD0DIPv6ATH64eACA&bih=560&biw=360&prmd=isvn

Pulpofeira

So it only took 6 posts to contradict yourself.

TrainerMeow
ESP-918 wrote:
blueemu wrote:

People who choose to specialize in openings like the Scandinavian or the Sokolsky often do so in order to AVOID main-line book theory. So it's a bit disingenuous to then complain that the openings are not well covered in theory books.

Scandinavian defence has plenty of theory and it's oldest opening for black 

The original iPhone is a wonderful smartphone and it was released 13 years ago.

But everyone nowadays are using newer models because, well, they are better mobile phones.

The same happens in high-level chess. Professional players favor newer openings (the Sicilian, for example) because they offer Black better chances than older ones like the Scandinavian).

MorphysMayhem
TrainerMeow wrote:
ESP-918 wrote:
blueemu wrote:

People who choose to specialize in openings like the Scandinavian or the Sokolsky often do so in order to AVOID main-line book theory. So it's a bit disingenuous to then complain that the openings are not well covered in theory books.

Scandinavian defence has plenty of theory and it's oldest opening for black 

The original iPhone is a wonderful smartphone and it was released 13 years ago.

But everyone nowadays are using newer models because, well, they are better mobile phones.

The same happens in high-level chess. Professional players favor newer openings (the Sicilian, for example) because they offer Black better chances than older ones like the Scandinavian).

And sometimes it is nothing more than fad and fashion which can change over time. 

 

Take for instance the Berlin defense to the Ruy Lopez. It was played many decades ago and then fell out of fashion for years and was not considered very good. 

Then about 20 years ago the world elite started testing it out again with some new ideas added. Nowadays it is considered nearly unbeatable. That is why it is called the Berlin wall.

MorphysMayhem

The point is not the openings. The point is to learn about such things by seeing how masters played-

Pawn structures

Isolated pawn

Doubled pawn

Backward pawn

Outposts

Open file

Half-open file

Minority attack

Bishop pair

Hanging pawn duo

Space advantage

Square and color weaknesses

Doubled rooks

Hemming in knights

Restriction and blockade

Pawn chains

Etc.

ESP-918
verylate wrote:

Nicator65 (post 2) gave a reasonable answer to your query. I would go so far as to say you should study books that don't have your opening just because they don't have it. Thus you develop understanding of a variety of positions. Rather than memorizing a lot of columns and sub variations

I definitely agree with his and your answers it's just I want to study not JUST OPENINGS, but also pawn structures, positions, combinations, structures on specific opening. 

FOR EXAMPLE : I can benefit from d4 studying slav or semi slav again not just openings but everything else with it so no problems here. BUT it's sad I can't do the same with my other openings 

ESP-918
Morphys-Revenge wrote:

The point is not the openings. The point is to learn about such things by seeing how masters played-

Pawn structures

Isolated pawn

Doubled pawn

Backward pawn

Outposts

Open file

Half-open file

Minority attack

Bishop pair

Hanging pawn duo

Space advantage

Square and color weaknesses

Doubled rooks

Hemming in knights

Restriction and blockade

Pawn chains

Etc.

EXACTLY! !! 

THAT'S EXACTLY what I want to learn, study BUT I prefer to learn ALL that related to my openings. 

FOR example I play SLAV or SEMI-SLAV against d4 and I can benefit from it tremendously all of the listed above by you.

It's just sad I can do the same with my other responses. 

michaeltakhell
Pulpofeira wrote:

Scandinavian defense has plenty of theory, but there aren't books about it?

Your comment nailed it. I thought the same.

ESP-918
michaeltakhell wrote:
Pulpofeira wrote:

Scandinavian defense has plenty of theory, but there aren't books about it?

Your comment nailed it. I thought the same.

Did you see my reply?